Henrico County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Henrico County, seat of Laurel: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Format
- County site
- County office
- (804) 501-4729
On this page
How Henrico County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS), the County of Henrico's delinquent tax counsel and Special Commissioner of Sale, acting on delinquencies certified by the Henrico County Department of Finance, Treasury Division
- Frequency
- annual
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register free at tacssale.com and be approved by the auctioneer before bidding; registered bidders can enter a maximum bid and let the system bid in preset increments. You cannot bid if you owe delinquent taxes to the County of Henrico or are a defendant in a pending delinquent tax matter. On judicial parcels sold under Circuit Court decrees, the winner owes a deposit of 25 percent or $1,000, whichever is higher, capped at $20,000 per parcel, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium with a $150 minimum, all due within seven days of the auction close, with the balance and deed recording costs due within fifteen days of the court confirming the sale. On non-judicial parcels sold under Va. Code 58.1-3975, the full bid plus premium and recording costs are due within seven days. Pay by certified funds, cashier's check, money order or wire, made payable to County of Henrico and sent to TACS at P.O. Box 31800, Henrico, VA 23294-1800; cash and personal checks are refused. Bidders without internet access can call TACS at (804) 548-4408 for help creating an account and placing bids.
Sale format and venue
Henrico County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Henrico County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.
Get the advertised list
Use Notice of delinquent taxes and sale of real property, County of Henrico for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
Bidding runs on County site; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS), the County of Henrico's delinquent tax counsel and Special Commissioner of Sale, acting on delinquencies certified by the Henrico County Department of Finance, Treasury Division as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Henrico County
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Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Notice of delinquent taxes and sale of real property, County of Henrico. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register free at tacssale.com and be approved by the auctioneer before bidding; registered bidders can enter a maximum bid and let the system bid in preset increments. You cannot bid if you owe delinquent taxes to the County of Henrico or are a defendant in a pending delinquent tax matter. On judicial parcels sold under Circuit Court decrees, the winner owes a deposit of 25 percent or $1,000, whichever is higher, capped at $20,000 per parcel, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium with a $150 minimum, all due within seven days of the auction close, with the balance and deed recording costs due within fifteen days of the court confirming the sale. On non-judicial parcels sold under Va. Code 58.1-3975, the full bid plus premium and recording costs are due within seven days. Pay by certified funds, cashier's check, money order or wire, made payable to County of Henrico and sent to TACS at P.O. Box 31800, Henrico, VA 23294-1800; cash and personal checks are refused. Bidders without internet access can call TACS at (804) 548-4408 for help creating an account and placing bids.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Virginia due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
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County offices
Tax sale office
Henrico County Department of Finance, Treasury Division
4301 East Parham Road, Henrico, VA 23228; mailing address P.O. Box 90775, Henrico, VA 23273-0775
Official websiteCounty notes
- Once Henrico refers a delinquent account, payment goes to the law firm rather than the county. The Department of Finance states: "Henrico County submits delinquent tax accounts to Taxing Authority Consulting Services, P. C. (TACS). Do not pay your delinquent taxes directly to Henrico County." The TACS collections line is 1-866-951-0742.
- Henrico posts the auction notices on its own county website as well as on the TACS tax sale page, so the parcel table and terms for a scheduled sale can be read from either.
- Inventory skews to small unimproved parcels, subdivision common areas and remnant lots rather than houses. The May 2026 offering was 16 non-judicial parcels, nearly all described as unimproved acreage or lots across the Fairfield, Brookland, Varina and Three Chopt districts.
- A 10 percent buyer's premium with a $150 minimum is added to every winning bid. The Treasurer on non-judicial parcels, and the Special Commissioner on judicial parcels, can reject a bid judged unreasonable against the estimated value, and any unsold parcel is offered again at the next auction.
- Owners redeem right up to the auction, and parcels marked REDEEMED drop off the advertised list before bidding closes, so confirm a parcel is still live before committing funds or ordering title work.
- To bid you must be clear with the county: TACS requires that you not owe delinquent taxes to the County of Henrico and not be a defendant in any pending delinquent tax suit.
Virginia rules
- Redemption
- An owner listed in the published notice, or the owner's heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, may redeem the real estate at any time before the date set for the judicial sale by paying into court everything due. The right ends when the sale happens; Virginia gives no redemption window after the hammer falls and no redemption window after the deed is recorded. Partial payment does not redeem the property and does not suspend, invalidate, or moot the suit. The treasurer may instead suspend the sale by entering an installment agreement with the owner running no more than 72 months, and an owner who defaults on such an agreement cannot enter a second one for the same property for three years. The same before-the-sale-only cutoff applies on the nonjudicial track under 58.1-3975. What does exist after the sale is not redemption but a challenge: a party served only by publication may petition for a rehearing for good cause within 90 days of the order confirming the sale.
- Deed deposit
- No statewide deposit percentage exists. Article 4 leaves the terms of sale to the special commissioner and the confirming court, so the deposit is whatever the advertised terms of that sale require. Read the terms of sale published with each auction and confirm accepted funds with the commissioner before bidding.
- Surplus proceeds
- The former owner and the owner's heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns are entitled to the surplus received from the sale above the taxes, penalties, interest, reasonable attorney fees, costs, and any liens chargeable on the parcel, and the burden is on the claimant to prove entitlement. If no claim is made within two years after the date the sale is confirmed, the clerk pays the money to the locality that received the sale proceeds. On the nonjudicial track, excess proceeds sit in an interest-bearing escrow account held by the treasurer, a claimant has two years from the date of sale to schedule a hearing in circuit court, and unclaimed money goes to the locality's general fund.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
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Verified Aug 23, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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